Rail anchor plate



Sept' 6 1927' s. soRENsr-:N 1&41299 vRAIL ANCHOR LATE Filed Avril ll, 1927 a/Mlpm Patented Sept. 6, 1927.

UNITED STATES SAM SORENSEN, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS.

RAIL ANCI-IOR PLATE.

Application filed April ll, 1927. Serial No. 182,636.

My invention relates to rail plates for supporting railway rails in rigid relation to the cross ties.

It is an object of the invention to provide a plate for supporting the rail, which 1s formed and equipped to have a lirm engagement with the rail so that there will be no relative movement of the rail upon the plate.

It is desired to form the rail anchoring means of few and simple parts which maybe made cheaply, but which will not readily break or fail in use.

I aim to hold the rail firmly but resiliently in place upon the anchoring plate to prevent the customary creeping7 or slidingv of the rail on the plate.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. l is a vertical section through a rail and anchor plate, said section being taken approximately on the line l-l of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the plate with a section of rail thereon. Fig. 3 is a similar top plan view illustrating a slight-ly dilferent embodiment of the anchor means.

The anchor plate which I have devised is adapted to be seated upon a cross tie or similar supporting member and so constructed as to engage with the base 2 of a railroad rail and clamp the same firmly so as to prevent movement of the plate relative to the rail.

The body of the plate l is made up of a rectangular plate of met-al, such as iron or steel. On one side thereof spaced inwardly from the edge a suitable distance are two lugs 3, 3. These lugs are preferably stamped from the. body of the plate, one side thereof being connected to the plate and the lug bent upwardly and latera'lly so as to form beneath the two lugs a recess 4, shaped to lit closely against the base 2 of the rail. On the Side of the plate adjacent the clamping lugs 3, 3 are, provided openings 5 in the plate through which spikes 6 may be driven.

On the opposite side of the rail plate and at a point along the edge of the rail an opening 7 is formed, said opening being of a size to loosely receive a rail spike 8. At each of the ends of the plate on the side adjacent the opening 7 the body of the plate is bent upwardly to provide a shoulder at 9, which is spaced away from the rail base a suitable distance to include within the face between the shoulders and rail a piece of spring steel l0.

ward the outer edge, as will be noted from Fig. l.

When the rail is to be mounted upon the plate, the base 2 thereof will be forced beneath the two lugs 3, 3 and the piece of spring steel l0 will be placed along the rail base bearing against the shoulders 9 at each end of the plate. This bar of spring steel is preferably rectangular in cross Section and of strong and durable construction. The rail spike 8 is then driven downwardly between the rail base and the bar l0 of spring steel and, as the spike is wedged between the rail and the bar, the spring bar will be forced outwardly with a strong tension, which serves to force the rail base laterally relative to the spike and tends to draw the plate firmly against the rail so that the lugs 3, 8 will bear with an extraordinary tension against the base and firmly grip the twoparts together so that no relative motion of the rail and the base may take place. The two spikes 6 may then be driven into the openings 5 0n the opposite side of the plate, thus securing the rail and the plate to the supporting cross tie.

Rails thus anchored upon the plate l will be held so firmly that there will be no relative motion of the two parts and the rail will be held rigidly for long periods of time.

In Fig. 3 I have shown an anchor plate l', which is similar in all respect to that shown in Figs. l and 2, with the exception of the means for holding the tension member. There is but one shoulder 9 formed on this plate and this shoulder is central between the ends of the plate. There are two openings 7 into which spikes 8 may be driven, one at each end of the bar of spring steel l0. In assembling this device, the spring steel will be placed against the shoulder l()v and Iirst one and then the other spike 8 will be driven through the plate and tend to force the rail rigidly7 beneath the lugs 3 upon the opposite side. As will be obvious, the action upon the rail is the same in this modification as in the other. In both instances, resilient means is provided for directing the'plate and the rail into firm contact with each other so as to prevent relative movement of the two parts.

The advantages of this construction will be apparent without further description.

YVhat I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Pat-ent is:

l. A railway rail plate comprising a flat plate ot metal, a plurality or aligned lugs A on one side oit said plate hooked inwardly to engage a rail base, said plate having a spike receiving opening positioned at the side of said rail base opposite said lugs, shoulders on said plate adjacent said open- *ing7 and a spring member bearing on said `shoulders and adapted to be placed under tension when a spike is driven in said opening to force said plate and rail base tightly together.

2. A railwa;7 rail plate comprising a flatplate of metal, a plurality of aligned lugs onone side of said plate hooked inwardly to engage a rail base, said plate having a spike receiving opening positioned at the side or said rail base opposite said lugs,

' shoulders on said plate adjacent said open-y ing, and a bar of spring steel bearing against said shoulders and extending across said opening and adapted to be placed under tension when a spike is driven into said openof said rail base, a shoulder on said plate,V

and a bar of spring steel bearing on said shoulder and adapted to be placed under tension by a spike driven into said opening '1n the manner described. v

it. A railway rail plate including a iat 4plate or metal, hooked members thereon to engage one side of a rail base, said plate having a spike receiving opening spaced from said members on the opposite side of said rail base, a shoulder on said plate, and a bai' ot spring steel bearing on said shoulder and adapted to be placed under tension by a spike driven into said opening in the manner described, and additional means to secure said plate to a support.

5. A railway plate comprising an approximately rectangular plate ot hard metal, a plurality of aligned lugs struck up 'from said plate to engage a rail base, `said plate having a spike receivingl opening spaced from said rail base, spring supports on said plate and a bar of spring steel engaging saidsup ports and adapted to be bent by a spike driven into said op-ening, for the purpose described.

G. A rail plate to support avrail base having means thereon to engage one side of saidrail base, said yplate having a Vspikereceiving opening at the opposite side oit said rail base from said means, and resilient means bearing on said plate opposite saidengaging means and adapted to be placed under tension by a spike driven into saidl opening tor the purpose described.

In testimony whereof' I hereunto aliiX my signature this 6th day of April, A. D. 1927.

SAM SORENSEN. 

